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First You Write a Sentence.
First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing ... and Life. | Joe Moran
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A style guide by stealth - how anyone can write well (and can enjoy good writing) 'Moran is a past master at producing fine, accessible non-fiction.' - Helen Davies, Sunday Times 'Joe Moran has a genius for turning the prosaic poetic' (…more)
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KimHM
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“. . . a good sentence, like a good life, needs a good death.”

While this is definitely a pick, the first half of the book is superior to the second. Moran gets so caught up in what seem to me strained metaphors and side trips that he begins to sound almost defensive. Still, the approach in the first half is enlightening and will aid the writer in the quest. 💡💡💡💡and a half.

TrishB I used to work with Joe. Very quiet, reserved man. All his thoughts definitely come out in his writing. 5y
KimHM @TrishB I can see that reserve in the later chapters. I loved the first half so much that I may have asked too much of the second. 😍 5y
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KimHM
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Go forth, writers, and melt brains 📚💚📚❤️📚💙

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KimHM
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📚💙📚💙📚💙📚💙📚💙📚💙📚

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KimHM
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I‘ve been looking for a discussion of my favorite grammatical usage—the subjunctive mood—and I‘ve found it! 📚❤️📚💚📚💙

“Verbs are for painting life both as we are forced to live it and as it might be lived” (81).

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Vivlio_Gnosi
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Adding this to my #TBR stack thanks to @KimHM

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KimHM
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“Life is a noun but it can only be lived as a verb” (66).

This book is making me so happy—even at five o‘clock in the morning. 📚❤️📚💚📚💙

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KimHM
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I‘m getting lots of 💡from this so far (page 31). Have a ways to go before I decide how it stacks up with Stanley Fish‘s superb How to Write a Sentence, though. 📚💙

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KimHM
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If you can‘t sleep—read! (And write 😍)

“I want [this book] not to school but to hearten, embolden and galvanize the reader—who is almost always, in some way, a writer” (4).

📚❤️💡📚💚💡📚💙💡